journalist
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- https://x.com/davidswan
- Australian
- Yes
Profile URLs (8)
- https://www.smh.com.au/by/david-swan-p53741(The Sydney Morning Herald)Primary
- https://www.theage.com.au/by/david-swan-p53741(The Age)
- /by/david-swan-p53741(The Age)
- https://www.watoday.com.au/by/david-swan-p53741(WAtoday)
- https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/author/david-swan(The Daily Telegraph)
- https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/david-swan(NT News)
- https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/author/david-swan(The Advertiser)
- https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/by/david-swan-p53741(Brisbane Times)
Bio
David Swan is a seasoned journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald, specializing in technology and cybersecurity reporting. He has covered a wide range of impactful stories, from internet infrastructure disruptions to cybercriminal activities targeting Australians, and is known for his in-depth analysis of emerging technology trends.
Articles (50)
- AI Bots Will Turn Online Shopping on Its Head, Says Payments Giant
The Age • 19 Aug 2026
- ‘Cannot mark their own homework’: Roblox forced to fix child safety gaps
The Age • 19 Aug 2026
- AI Bots Will Turn Online Shopping on Its Head, Says Payments Giant
The Sydney Morning Herald • 19 Aug 2026
- ‘The AI is fake, but the love is real’: Chatbot romance is booming
The Age • 17 Aug 2026
- ‘The AI is fake, but the love is real’: Chatbot romance is booming
The Sydney Morning Herald • 17 Aug 2026
- Sobering Markdown: Canva Slashes Valuation by $10b as AI Reality Bites
The Sydney Morning Herald • 14 Aug 2026
- ‘Accountability Rests with Me’: Telstra Boss Rakes in $6.8m but Triple Zero Outage Costs Her
The Sydney Morning Herald • 12 Aug 2026
- This Australian Could Hand Musk a Trillion-Dollar Payday
The Sydney Morning Herald • 12 Aug 2026
- ‘Rogue’ AI Agents Stalking Aussie Firms
The Australian • 10 Aug 2026
- The Pilbara’s Next Boom: A Green AI Data Hub
The Australian • 9 Aug 2026
- ‘Specs offenders’: $89 Kmart glasses spark privacy nightmare
The Sydney Morning Herald • 7 Aug 2026
- Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Fortune Jumps $2.6 Billion in Just Hours
The Sydney Morning Herald • 7 Aug 2026
- AI Accuracy Poses a Great Risk to Aussie Companies, but There Is a Solution
NT News • 1 Aug 2026
- AI broke out of its cage and hacked a company. The grid could be next
The Sydney Morning Herald • 23 July 2026
- Australia’s Millionaire Factory Is Closed for Business
The Sydney Morning Herald • 14 July 2026
- AI Models Cheating and Blackmailing in Tests, Minister Says
The Sydney Morning Herald • 7 July 2026
- ‘Act Now’: Cyber Spy Chiefs Issue Warning on AI Threat
The Sydney Morning Herald • 22 June 2026
- The AI Startup with No AI: Aussie Boss Jailed for Misleading Investors
The Sydney Morning Herald • 19 June 2026
- Charity Shaping AI Copyright Rules Funded by Anthropic-Linked Donors
The Sydney Morning Herald • 18 June 2026
- Anthropic Urges Global Freeze on AI as It Warns of Losing Control
The Sydney Morning Herald • 5 June 2026
- Anthropic Urges Global Freeze on AI as It Warns of Losing Control
The Age • 5 June 2026
- Australia gets access to AI model ‘too dangerous to release’
The Sydney Morning Herald • 3 June 2026
- AI Start-up Boss Who Faked Millions in Revenue Faces Jail Time
The Sydney Morning Herald • 15 May 2026
- Aussie Tech Giant Pauses Work, Devotes Entire Week to AI
The Sydney Morning Herald • 7 May 2026
- Aussie Tech Giant Pauses Work, Devotes Entire Week to AI
The Age • 7 May 2026
- The World’s Richest Man, the AI King, and a Courtroom Showdown
The Sydney Morning Herald • 1 May 2026
- AI Giant Anthropic Hires Australian Boss as It Opens Local Office
The Sydney Morning Herald • 28 Apr 2026
- Microsoft Unveils $25b AI Splurge in Australia, but Key Details Missing
The Sydney Morning Herald • 23 Apr 2026
- Australian Staff on Edge as Meta Slashes 8000 Jobs
The Sydney Morning Herald • 23 Apr 2026
- A 40-year-old Storage Company Just Beat Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Atlassian
The Sydney Morning Herald • 20 Apr 2026
- A 40-year-old storage company just beat Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Atlassian
Brisbane Times • 20 Apr 2026
- A 40-year-old storage company just beat Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Atlassian
The Age • 20 Apr 2026
- Feliz Cumpleaños! Cameo Boss Says AI Can Unlock Celeb Language Barrier
The Daily Telegraph • 19 Apr 2026
- Inside Canva’s $100 Billion Gamble on an AI-First Rebuild
The Age • 16 Apr 2026
- Inside Canva’s $100 Billion Gamble on an AI-First Rebuild
The Sydney Morning Herald • 16 Apr 2026
- $3.1m Per Job: Does the Employment Case for Data Centres Stack Up?
The Age • 14 Apr 2026
- $3.1m per job: does the employment case for data centres stack up?
The Sydney Morning Herald • 14 Apr 2026
- Start-up’s ‘Robot Lawyers’ Now Worth Almost $100m
The Advertiser • 10 Apr 2026
- Meta Has Found Its Footing on AI; Its Rival Found Something Much Scarier
The Age • 9 Apr 2026
- Canva Embarks on Buying Spree as AI Wave Batters Rivals
The Sydney Morning Herald • 8 Apr 2026
- Canva Embarks on Buying Spree as AI Wave Batters Rivals
The Age • 8 Apr 2026
- For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately
The Age • 6 Apr 2026
- For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately
The Sydney Morning Herald • 6 Apr 2026
- $550bn AI Giant to Help Reshape Aussie Services
The Daily Telegraph • 31 Mar 2026
- Albanese government reaches deal with $550b AI giant in legal battle with Trump
The Age • 31 Mar 2026
- Albanese Government Reaches Deal with $550b AI Giant in Legal Battle with Trump
The Sydney Morning Herald • 31 Mar 2026
- Voiceover Actor Loses Contract After Voice Is Cloned
The Sydney Morning Herald • 17 Feb 2026
- Unions Score Rare Win Over AI Rollout with Microsoft Agreement
The Sydney Morning Herald • 15 Jan 2026
- Unions Achieve Significant Win in AI Rollout with Microsoft Agreement
The Age • 14 Jan 2026
- Unions Achieve Rare Victory in AI Rollout with Microsoft Agreement
The Age • 14 Jan 2026